Kicking off ArborFest!
ArborFest avenue
Learning about the newly formed Franklin County Pollinator Pathway program
Call before you dig trailer
Seining in the Olentangy river
Mort Schmidt begin his ID a Tree walk with bicyclists from Yay Bikes
Columbus Modern Dance performs an original piece
Taking home a few plants
Taking home even more plants!
Food trucks serving up delicious eats
Holding caterpillars!
Columbus recycles showing how everyday items can be reused
Bartlett Tree booth
EV car show with Drive Electric Columbus
A long line for Kona Ice, it was hot out there!
Story Time with Whetstone Library
Davey Tree giving away free trees from Natives in Harmony
Planta Claus is here to give away seed packets!
A few folks with a brand new oak sapling
Shelly Douglas of Green Columbus presents at the first Columbus Tree Summit
Rosalie Henderson of Columbus Recreation and Parks presents at the first Columbus Tree Summit
Mort Schmidt talks trees on his ID a Tree tour
Ceremonial tree planting with city arborists
Where it all happened
Davey Tree puts on a parade at ArborFest Avenue
A city arborists shows how they climb big trees
Handouts from the Fest
The Bard of Ghosts plays in the rose garden
Green Columbus booth
The OSU BugMobile
The music was powered entirely by an electric Ford-150 Lightning!
Thank you to our sponsors! We couldn’t have done this event without them
Exciting announcements
City Folks Farm Shop booth
Attendees carefully choosing native pollinators
Lots of native plants for sale!
Showing off their wings
Invertabrate sampling in the Olentangy
Davey Tree brought some serious equipment!
All natural sculpture created by OBLSK
IMPACT Community Action booth
Columbus Recreation and Parks booth
Digging in style
A busy festival
The ArborFest 2024 team (and Hackberry!)